Horses to watch

Horses to watch

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This speedy son of Offlee Wild will seek to give trainer Bob Baffert his unprecidented seventh Haskell win. Most recently a dominant 7 1/2-length winner of Belmont's Woody Stephens (G2), Bayern has yet to win beyond a mile but should be very close t...

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2 nd

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Dominant winner of the Pegasus (G3) over the local strip, Albano will try to follow in the victorious footsteps of 2013 Haskell champ Verrazano who also captured the local prep. Tactical running style will likely have him in the perfect spot early a...

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3 rd

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Has only once been worse than second in nine career starts and that came in the Kentucky Derby when he encountered significant traffic. Bounced back nicely out of the Derby though with a 10 1/4-length romp in an overnight stakes at Gulfstream. He's...

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4 th

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Finished third to the 1-2 finishers of the Belmont Stakes while still a maiden back in the Peter Pan (G2), but has since gone on to capture two straight including the Long Branch last out over Just Call Kenny. Both career wins have come over the Mon...

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5 th

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This year's Kentucky Oaks winner has been nothing short of spectacular in 2014, rolling off four consecutive dominant victories including a 9 1/4-length romp last out in the Mother Goose (G1). Trainer Steve Asmussen is no stranger to sending out fil...

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6 th

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Ran a great race to be second in the Long Branch after a wide trip combined with a 7-month layoff. Will be second off a layoff, second time going two turns in the Haskell and should improve off the July 5 effort. The Haskell will be his first test ...

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7 th

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Another speedy 3-year-old, this one exits a third-place finish behind Bayern in the Woody Stephens (G2) at Belmont last out. He's a winner going 1 1/16 at Gulfstream over the winter in just career start number two beating highly-ranked Honor Code in...

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8 th

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Burst onto the Haskell scene with an impressive second-place finish behind Albano in the Pegasus (G3) before finishing third behind Haskell probables Irish You Well and Just Call Kenny in the Long Branch. All four of his careers starts have come at ...

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9 th

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The third-place finisher in this year's Belmont Stakes has proven to be quite versatile with wins on turf and synthetic on his 9-race resume. His 8th-place Kentucky Derby finish was hindered by traffic trouble and his come-from-behind running style ...